Telephone table instrument.



G. B. H. MEYER.

TELEPHONE TABLE INSTRUMENT.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 3, 1913.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

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UNITED STATEATENTOFFICE;

GEORG BERNHARD HEINRICH MEYER, OF HAMBURG, GERMANY.

TELEPHONE TABLE INSTRUMENT.

Application led July 3, 1913.

To all 'whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Grone BERNHARD HEINRICH MEYER, merchant, a subjectof the German Emperor', and resident of No. 11 Papenstrasse, Hamburg,Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in orRelating to Telephone Table Instruments or the like, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to telephone table instruments and moreparticularly to a telephone cord holder adapted to hold the cord of thereceiver always clear of the table or support, owing to the fact thatafter the receiver has been used the cord holder, together with thecord, is caused to automatically return to its initial position.

To this end the cord holder consists of a flexible, resilient armarranged either by the side of the telephone instrument or on thelatter, and adapted to suitably carry or inclose the cord of thereceiver.

Two constructional `forms oi the invention are illustrated by way ofexample in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figures l and 2 show lateral views of two diil'erent cord holdersprovided on table instruments, and Fig. 3 is a cross section on the lineA B of Fig. 2.

Secured to the table instrument a is a bracket c by means of screws s orin some other manner. This bracket carries or supports either a holder b(Fig. 1) or a holder r (Fig. 2). According to Fig. l the holder b isconstituted by a coil spring b which is inserted in the bracket c andthrough which the cord Z of the receiver is caused to pass said cordextending a substantial distance from beyond the free end of the holder.According to Fig. 2 the holder r which is connected with the bracket cby means of a spring j', is constituted by a tube adapted to receive thecord CZ. This tube r is by preference cut open or slotted for thegreatest part of its length or throughout, so as to enable the cord d tobe inserted from the outside, thus dispensing with the necessity ofhaving to draw the cord through the tube. In the tube or holder r thetelephone cord a? is held either without any auxiliary means or it 1sfixed by means of slip clamps le. The tube 1' may be composed of severalflexibly connected sections or parts maintained in their Speccaton ofLetters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

Serial No. 777,214.

initial position either by gravity or by spring force.

According to the construction illustrated in Fig. 2 the holder iscomposed of three sections r, r1, r2 of which the part r1 is caused toreturn from the dotted line position to its initial position by gravity,and the part r2 by the action of a spring c' automatically. Thisconstruction is particularly suitable for table instruments used onwriting desks or the like, which are provided with book-cases beneathwhich the table instrument to be used by several persons is usuallyplaced, for which reason the available space is as a rule considerablyrestricted. Within the part r2 a coil spring m may be arranged throughwhich the telephone cord is drawn as shown. On the receiver L beingraised from the fork g in the use of the telephone, it will be seen thatthe holder b or r adapts itself readily and quickly to all movements andpositions of the telephone cord in every direction, and immediatelyreturns to its initial position as soon s tlhe receiver i is placed backagain on the ori The object of this device is to keep the telephone cordof table instruments clear of the desk surface or of the table, so thatthe use of the telephone is not impeded by any articles such as books,writing materials, etc., which might otherwise happen to lie on thecord, and that these articles, in the lifting oi the receiver, are notthrown about or off the table by the pull exerted on the telephone cord.At the same time the telephone cord l is protected against externalinjury.

What I claim is 1. A device of the class described, comprising a desktelephone support, a tubular resilient arm arranged in proximitythereto, a telephone cord passing through said arm and extending adistance therebeyond, the inclosed portion of the cord being adapted tobe deifiected conjointly with the tubular arm, and a telephone receiversecured to the protruding end of the cord.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a desk telephone support,a tubular resilient arm composed of a spirally coiled wire and arrangedin proximity to said support, a telephone cord passing through said armand extending a distance therebeyond, the inclosed portion of the cordbeing adapted to be deflected conjointly With the tubular arm, and atelephone receiver secured to the protruding end of the cord.

8. A device of the class described, comprising a desk telephone support,a bracket secured thereto, a tubular resilient arm carv ried by thebracket, a telephone cord passing through said arm and extending adistance therebeyond, the inclosed portion of the cord being adapted tobe deflected conjointiy with the tubular arm, and a telephone receiversecured to the protruding end of the cord.

Signed by me at Hamburg, `Gernmny,this twentieth day of June, v1913.

GEORG BERNHARD HEINRICH MEYER..

A Vitnesses:

AUGUST WENK, FRANCIS ROBERT STEWART.

Copies; of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D..

